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Saudi Arabia: Loujain Alhathloul Awarded Council of Europe’s 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Saudi Arabia: Loujain Alhathloul Awarded Council of Europe’s 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Apr 19, 2021 | Spotlight

Freedom Now congratulates Loujain Alhathloul as the 2020 recipient of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. Alhathloul is the eighth individual to receive the Council of Europe’s Prize and the first from Saudi Arabia. “We are grateful that in such a tumultuous year the...
Iran: UN Declares Detention of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to be a Violation of International Law

Iran: UN Declares Detention of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to be a Violation of International Law

Feb 22, 2021 | News

Washington, D.C. – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued an opinion finding the Government of Iran to be in contravention of its international human rights obligations for the detention of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Responding to...
Jailed Professor G.N. Saibaba’s Life at Risk after Testing Positive for COVID-19

Jailed Professor G.N. Saibaba’s Life at Risk after Testing Positive for COVID-19

Feb 19, 2021 | News

On 13 February 2021, it was revealed that Professor G.N. Saibaba tested positive for COVID-19. This is an extremely dangerous development, given that he already suffers from serious ongoing health problems, including heart and kidney issues. We, the undersigned, are...
Kazakhstan: Freedom Now and McKool Smith File UN Petition on behalf of Activist Alnur Ilyashev

Kazakhstan: Freedom Now and McKool Smith File UN Petition on behalf of Activist Alnur Ilyashev

Feb 16, 2021 | News

Washington, D.C. – On February 12, 2021, Freedom Now and the law firm McKool Smith filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Kazakh human rights activist Alnur Ilyashev. The petition argues that Kazakhstan’s detention of Ilyashev...
Saudi Arabia: Loujain Alhathloul Awarded Council of Europe’s 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Activist Loujain Alhathloul Released from Prison

Feb 10, 2021 | News

Washington, D.C. – Freedom Now is pleased to announce that Saudi Arabian women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul was released from prison today after 1,001 days of wrongful imprisonment. On December 28, 2020 the Specialized Criminal Court, which has...
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  • Saudi Arabia: Loujain Alhathloul Awarded Council of Europe’s 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize April 19, 2021
  • Iran: UN Declares Detention of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to be a Violation of International Law February 22, 2021
  • Jailed Professor G.N. Saibaba’s Life at Risk after Testing Positive for COVID-19 February 19, 2021
  • Kazakhstan: Freedom Now and McKool Smith File UN Petition on behalf of Activist Alnur Ilyashev February 16, 2021
  • Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Activist Loujain Alhathloul Released from Prison February 10, 2021

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